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Xpat Opinion: Five Arrests Over Migrant Truck Deaths
- 3 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative commentator ascribes the flourishing human trafficking business, and thus the tragedy of the 71 migrants found dead in a truck on the roadside in Eastern Austria, to the impotence of the European Union to face the mounting wave of immigration from the Third World.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Defends Migrant Stance In OP-ED
- 3 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have warning that the current migrant crisis may spark an “explosion”, and he defended Hungary’s decision to build a fence along its southern border with Serbia, in an op-ed article published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “What we are witnessing today threatens Europe as a whole…” the premier said, noting that so far this year nearly 150,000 “illegal immigrants” ...
Craft Beer Festival & Street Food Market, 11 - 13 September
- 1 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Updated Press Release: Due to the rainy weather, the organizers postponed the 10th Főzdefeszt to the second weekend of September at Felvonulási tér. They said, they would not like to see their favourite audience trying to sample the latest Hungarian craft-beers standing in the rain. The new date for the Főzdefeszt is 11-13 September.
Hungarian Wine Route Rally To Kick Off On August 28
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
In the weeks leading up to the 20th annual Wine Route Rally, which is being held between August 28 and 30, organizers are planning all the details of the routes that will pass through many of Hungary’s top wine regions. Stops on the route include Tokaj, Mád, Eger and Mátra. Although drivers are encouraged to explore the wineries, they’ll have to save their sampling until the end of the race.
Internet Vital For Many Hungarian Holidaymakers
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Fifteen percent of Hungarians find the internet vital for planning their summer holidays, and 8% say they cannot do without internet access during that time, business daily Világgazdaság said, citing a recent survey by PayPal and GfK. Just over 40% of Hungarian holidayers surfed the net for offers and 63 % gathered information about the selected site using search engines.
Hungarian Private Health Care On The Rise
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
More and more businessmen see solid demand for domestic private health care and are convinced of its market potential, business daily Világgazdaság said. Some are focusing on Hungarians living abroad while others trust that health-care reforms at home will lead to a build-up of capacity, the paper said. The bigger service providers calculate with constantly rising annual growth of 15%-20% in ...
OECD Statistics Show Hungary In Income Poverty Midfield
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The percentage or Hungarian workers with income below the relative poverty line, or 50% of the median income, is 7.2, business news portal mfor.hu said citing fresh OECD data. Hungary is directly behind Norway, where 6.7% of workers make less than half of the median income. Hungary is second among the Visegrad Four countries, trailing only the Czech Republic, where income poverty is at 4.7% , ...
New Book By Former Budapest Expat: 'The Accidental Ad-man'
- 24 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Norm Clark spent some 5 years in total in Budapest, whilst working as the Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing arm of Lintas. He first arrived like several of the early expats soon after the arrival of the newly democratic state, in 1992. It wasn't one single stint, but three separate ones in total, over a ten year span, as he was an independent and moved as the work demands appeared. Like the ...
Taxi Drivers Come Under Scrutiny Of Budapest Transport Centre
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) officials have taken action in 118 of 289 audits of taxis since a government decree requiring all drivers to be licensed came into force on August 7, business daily Világgazdaság reported.
Xpat Opinion: Five Arrests Over Migrant Truck Deaths
- 3 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative commentator ascribes the flourishing human trafficking business, and thus the tragedy of the 71 migrants found dead in a truck on the roadside in Eastern Austria, to the impotence of the European Union to face the mounting wave of immigration from the Third World.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Defends Migrant Stance In OP-ED
- 3 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have warning that the current migrant crisis may spark an “explosion”, and he defended Hungary’s decision to build a fence along its southern border with Serbia, in an op-ed article published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “What we are witnessing today threatens Europe as a whole…” the premier said, noting that so far this year nearly 150,000 “illegal immigrants” ...
Craft Beer Festival & Street Food Market, 11 - 13 September
- 1 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Updated Press Release: Due to the rainy weather, the organizers postponed the 10th Főzdefeszt to the second weekend of September at Felvonulási tér. They said, they would not like to see their favourite audience trying to sample the latest Hungarian craft-beers standing in the rain. The new date for the Főzdefeszt is 11-13 September.
Hungarian Wine Route Rally To Kick Off On August 28
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
In the weeks leading up to the 20th annual Wine Route Rally, which is being held between August 28 and 30, organizers are planning all the details of the routes that will pass through many of Hungary’s top wine regions. Stops on the route include Tokaj, Mád, Eger and Mátra. Although drivers are encouraged to explore the wineries, they’ll have to save their sampling until the end of the race.
Internet Vital For Many Hungarian Holidaymakers
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Fifteen percent of Hungarians find the internet vital for planning their summer holidays, and 8% say they cannot do without internet access during that time, business daily Világgazdaság said, citing a recent survey by PayPal and GfK. Just over 40% of Hungarian holidayers surfed the net for offers and 63 % gathered information about the selected site using search engines.
Hungarian Private Health Care On The Rise
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
More and more businessmen see solid demand for domestic private health care and are convinced of its market potential, business daily Világgazdaság said. Some are focusing on Hungarians living abroad while others trust that health-care reforms at home will lead to a build-up of capacity, the paper said. The bigger service providers calculate with constantly rising annual growth of 15%-20% in ...
OECD Statistics Show Hungary In Income Poverty Midfield
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The percentage or Hungarian workers with income below the relative poverty line, or 50% of the median income, is 7.2, business news portal mfor.hu said citing fresh OECD data. Hungary is directly behind Norway, where 6.7% of workers make less than half of the median income. Hungary is second among the Visegrad Four countries, trailing only the Czech Republic, where income poverty is at 4.7% , ...
New Book By Former Budapest Expat: 'The Accidental Ad-man'
- 24 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Norm Clark spent some 5 years in total in Budapest, whilst working as the Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing arm of Lintas. He first arrived like several of the early expats soon after the arrival of the newly democratic state, in 1992. It wasn't one single stint, but three separate ones in total, over a ten year span, as he was an independent and moved as the work demands appeared. Like the ...
Taxi Drivers Come Under Scrutiny Of Budapest Transport Centre
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) officials have taken action in 118 of 289 audits of taxis since a government decree requiring all drivers to be licensed came into force on August 7, business daily Világgazdaság reported.